Goal Setter Blog

Have you ever noticed how trivial things clamour for your attention while the important things get relegated behind?

It takes personal discipline to take charge of your life - the penalty for failing to do so is frustration. Frustration then in turns gives way to depression when you finally give-up on reaching your goals altogether. After that, depression leads to addiction when you are desperately looking for avenues to ease the mental pain you're going through.

But wait that's the wrong way - what's the right way then? Breaking down your main goals into achievable milestones. Don't you get a kick when at the end of the day you can pat yourself on the back as you tick items off your list.

You are unlikely to commit to a major goal if you haven't tasted the success of achieving a more manageable task beforehand. So here is the vicious cycle : no prior achievement equates to no motivation to go to the next step. We are all creatures of habit. If you see something happening in your life time and time again - you grow to expect it. It works just the same for good things or bad things.

What is the use of a goal setting system? It keeps you on track - that's what! We are our greatest enemy and it is so easy to deceive ourselves. Ultimately you will not grow beyond your own expectation. Self-image is the key. There is a fine balance between being puffed-up and being beaten and depressed. It is not a one-off occurrence either. It is something you must do regularly.

Who needs a goal setting system? Every procrastinator is a candidate! Some people claim they've got it all in their head... When they say it with all honesty they simply mean that they take charge of their immediate future and deal with each problem as is comes. Setting goals is most useful for things that lie beyond our horizon. It is a covenant with yourself to cause the immovable to budge. The commitment you've made to see things change will cause you to muse about devices that will overcome your obstacles.

Modern management techniques are all about divide and conquer. Everybody can eat an elephant if you endeavour to do it one spoonful at a time. But people will fall by the wayside if they don't see tangible results within their expectation. They are things in life beyond your visible horizon that need to be addressed in order to succeed. It takes nine months for a baby to be formed in the womb. Some people don't have a clue what they'll be doing nine months from now. If you fail to plan you are in essence planning to fail. You'll be tossed about by what catches your attention at the time.

So do yourself a favour. Don't claim it's all in your head. Put it down on paper. Or even better keep a diary of what you want to achieve. Each day jot down each step you've taken to nibble at the mountain. When you look back at that journal a year from now you'll be amazed at how far you've travelled from that courageous start.

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